tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post1434058751937327847..comments2024-03-29T01:15:27.543-04:00Comments on pORTcITYdAILYpHOTO: Peeling PaintBirdmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16634185585147630883noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-46523777867944843672013-08-19T23:36:48.004-04:002013-08-19T23:36:48.004-04:00Not much for painting prep work myself. Love takin...Not much for painting prep work myself. Love taking pictures of urban decay and peeling paint any day of the week though. Great detail.gogoucihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14522492579547445237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-3970393068811536492013-08-19T22:05:00.074-04:002013-08-19T22:05:00.074-04:00I'll scrape you paint. I don't have the pa...I'll scrape you paint. I don't have the patience for it. Probably why I am a photographer and not a painter.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14324315351283229508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-4283957141793112672013-08-19T21:40:24.239-04:002013-08-19T21:40:24.239-04:00I am fine with painting, but, like you, I really d...I am fine with painting, but, like you, I really don't like scraping old paint. I am too impatient for that.<br /><br />And, yes, removing old underground tanks is very expensive. But, if the site is good enough, someone will decide that the cost is worth it.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323811980627840654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-39491303043843260732013-08-19T16:22:59.424-04:002013-08-19T16:22:59.424-04:00Removing those tanks is very expensive, I hear, Bu...Removing those tanks is very expensive, I hear, But the peeling pain makes an artsy photo. :))EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-59400589270061555642013-08-19T12:32:59.342-04:002013-08-19T12:32:59.342-04:00i'd do better doing outdoor paint work than in...i'd do better doing outdoor paint work than indoor. yeah, taking out those ground storage tanks can't be easy or cheap!TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-27056267175432111212013-08-19T12:03:49.877-04:002013-08-19T12:03:49.877-04:00I posted about a gas station here that become a pa...I posted about a gas station here that become a parking lot, but I am almost sure the tank was left there. Maybe it was filled with sand...VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-21940458145209232013-08-19T11:08:40.929-04:002013-08-19T11:08:40.929-04:00I love this shot. There is something about peelin...I love this shot. There is something about peeling paint and decaying wood that I find charming. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-41861457968372345312013-08-19T11:07:29.910-04:002013-08-19T11:07:29.910-04:00Love the abstract patterns of the deteriorating pa...Love the abstract patterns of the deteriorating paint and wood in your photo. Old gas stations are one of my favorite subjects. They are so indicative of an earlier time in American history. Taken For Grantedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06763027485732267570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-52164188573901391082013-08-19T10:54:22.000-04:002013-08-19T10:54:22.000-04:00There's an old gas station in SoPo which I hea...There's an old gas station in SoPo which I hear is going to become a pizza place. I think it's been determined though that the chemicals or tanks or something are still underground....Peeling paint, not my favorite to deal with either...Sketchbook Wanderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06850319000824866265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-91536261021526321862013-08-19T10:07:19.609-04:002013-08-19T10:07:19.609-04:00Sometimes something just ain't worth the troub...Sometimes something just ain't worth the trouble. And I think you're right about the underground tanks. Don't eat the peeling paint!Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-74043203158343037092013-08-19T09:11:33.847-04:002013-08-19T09:11:33.847-04:00i saw recently where someone posted a gas station ...i saw recently where someone posted a gas station reno'd into a restaurant, turned out cool!Tanya Breesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949602989774270159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-80170980317790617472013-08-19T08:35:55.892-04:002013-08-19T08:35:55.892-04:00I think they have lots of work to do there! :)
Léi...I think they have lots of work to do there! :)<br />LéiaCezar and Léiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408385000169533010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-76304548196716526542013-08-19T08:06:20.074-04:002013-08-19T08:06:20.074-04:00This gas station looks like it would take lots of ...This gas station looks like it would take lots of time and effort to convert to another business, and Revrunners comments certainly do not sound promising.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223040482420514208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-39626347766807957622013-08-19T07:53:46.149-04:002013-08-19T07:53:46.149-04:00Having been partly responsible for having to remov...Having been partly responsible for having to remove a below ground storage tanks and the required remediation of said tanks I can vouch not only for the cost but also the time required. Someone, methinks, could make a whole bundle of money by figuring out a less costly and perhaps more eco-friendly solution.Revrunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01906290746860646907noreply@blogger.com